In One Speech President Obama Vows To 'Destroy' ISIS, In Another Speech He Wants ISIS To Be A 'Manageable Problem'

Obama Just Contradicted Himself About His Strategy Against ISIS -- Business Insider/Reuters

The United States plans to "degrade and destroy" ISIS until it is no longer a force in the Middle East, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.

But later in the same news conference, the president said the aim of a potential international coalition to combat ISIS was to reach "the point where it is a manageable problem."

The apparent contradiction comes days after the president said, in a remark that earned him a heap of criticism, "We don't have a strategy yet" about confronting the extremist group over time.

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Update: Conflicting Signals? Obama vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS, make it ‘manageable’ -- FOX News

My Comment: So what is the U.S. strategy to counter the Islamic State? Sighhhh .... I still do not know.

Update: Some in the media are convinced that President Obama is actually "increasing the pressure " on the Islamic State .... Did Obama just turn up the heat on the Islamic State? (CSM)